Dr. Alejandra Casar Berazaluce reviews feed advancement post-pyloromytomy, as she summarizes "A randomized trial to assess advancement of enteral feedings following surgery for hypertrophic pyloric stenosis" from the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.
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Intended audience: Healthcare professionals and clinicians.
Here is an article you should know about. It was published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery in 2016. Dr. Markel and his team at the Riley Hospital for Children, performed a randomized controlled trial to assess feeding after surgery for pyloric stenosis. They compared a relaxed feeding strategy that was mostly ad lib, to their standard incremental feeding protocol of scheduled Pedialyte half and full strength feeds. They found that a relaxed feeding strategy decreased the time to goal feeds and overall length of stay, without significant differences in post-operative vomiting or readmissions. Those with serum chloride less than 100 on admission, took significantly longer to reach their feeding goal. Check out the link below.
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